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Derry, NH
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Derry profile


Living in Derry



Derry is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 34,411 people and six associated neighborhoods, Derry is the fourth largest community in New Hampshire.

Also of interest is that Derry has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.10% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Derry, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.34 minutes every day commuting to work.

The education level of Derry citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.59% of adults in Derry have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Derry in 2018 was $44,446, which is middle income relative to New Hampshire, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $177,784 for a family of four. However, Derry contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Derry home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Derry residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Derry include Irish, Italian, English, French, and German.

The most common language spoken in Derry is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.